PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY - FORM DEF 14A
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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12500 West Creek Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23238
(804) 484-7700
Dear Shareholder:
It is our pleasure to extend to you a cordial invitation to attend the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Performance Food Group Company (the Company) to be held at 10:00 a.m., eastern
daylight time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at the offices of the Company located at 12500 West Creek
Parkway, Richmond, Virginia.
Shareholders will be asked to elect two directors. In addition, we will present an oral
report on the condition and performance of the Company, and you will have an opportunity to
question management on matters that affect the interests of all shareholders.
We hope you will be able to attend the meeting in person. Whether you expect to attend or
not, we request that you complete and return the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed post-paid
envelope or vote by toll-free telephone or internet as described in the enclosed proxy card. Your
vote is important.
We look forward to seeing you on May 16, 2006.
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Robert C. Sledd
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12500 West Creek Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23238
(804) 484-7700
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting) of
Performance Food Group Company (the Company) will be held at 10:00 a.m, eastern daylight time, on
Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at the Companys offices located at 12500 West Creek Parkway, Richmond,
Virginia for the following purposes:
1. To elect two Class I directors to hold office for a term of three years and until
their successors are elected and qualified; and
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 20, 2006 as the record date
for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Your attention is directed to the Proxy Statement accompanying this notice for a more complete
statement regarding matters to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting.
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By the Order of the Board of Directors
Joseph J. Traficanti, Secretary
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Richmond, Virginia
April 12, 2006
YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IS IMPORTANT. TO ENSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER
OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED
PROXY OR VOTE BY TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE OR INTERNET AS DESCRIBED IN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD. SHOULD
YOU DESIRE TO REVOKE YOUR PROXY, YOU MAY DO SO AS PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT AT
ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS VOTED.
12500 West Creek Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23238
(804) 484-7700
The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of Performance Food Group
Company for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on May 16, 2006
(the Annual Meeting), and any adjournments thereof, notice of which is attached hereto.
The purposes of the Annual Meeting are to elect two Class I directors and to transact such
other business as may properly be brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
A shareholder who signs and returns a proxy may revoke the same at any time before the
authority granted thereby is exercised by attending the Annual Meeting and electing to vote in
person, by filing with the Secretary of the Company a written revocation, by duly executing a proxy
bearing a later date or by casting a new vote by toll-free telephone or the internet. Unless so
revoked, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted at the Annual Meeting. Where a choice
is specified on the proxy, the shares represented thereby will be voted in accordance with such
specifications. If no specification is made, such shares will be voted FOR the election of the two
director nominees.
The Board of Directors knows of no other matters that are to be brought to a vote at the
Annual Meeting. If any other matter does come before the Annual Meeting, however, the persons
appointed in the proxy or their substitutes will vote in accordance with their best judgment on
such matters.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 20, 2006 as the record date
for the Annual Meeting. Only record holders of the Companys common stock, $.01 par value per
share (the Common Stock), at the close of business on that date will be entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting. On the record date, the Company had outstanding 34,338,785 shares of Common Stock.
Holders of the Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock so held,
which may be given in person or by proxy duly authorized in writing.
The representation in person or by proxy of at least a majority of the outstanding shares
entitled to vote is necessary to provide a quorum at the meeting. Abstentions and non-votes are
counted as present in determining whether the quorum requirement is satisfied. Because directors
are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of the Common Stock represented and
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, elections to withhold authority to vote for a director and
non-votes are not considered in the election. Any other matters that may properly come before
the meeting or any adjournment thereof shall be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the votes cast by the holders of Common Stock represented and entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting, and abstentions and non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote. A
non-vote occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner votes on one proposal, but
does not vote on another proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power and
has not received instructions from the beneficial owner.
This Proxy Statement and Proxy and the Companys Annual Report to Shareholders have been
mailed on or about April 12, 2006 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on March
20, 2006. The cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company, including expenses in
connection with preparing, assembling and mailing this Proxy Statement. Such solicitation will be
made by mail and may also be made by the Companys
regular officers or employees personally or by telephone or telecopy. The Company may
reimburse brokers, custodians and nominees for their expenses in sending proxies and proxy
materials to beneficial owners.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table sets forth certain information as of March 20, 2006 concerning persons
known to the Company to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the
Common Stock.
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1299 Ocean Avenue 11th Floor |
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45 Fremont Street |
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with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on February 15, 2006. |
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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Companys Restated Charter classifies the Board of Directors into three classes, each
class to be as nearly equal in number as possible, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. At
each annual meeting, directors of the class whose term of office expires in that year are elected
for a three-year term. The term of two Class I directors, Charles E. Adair and Timothy M. Graven,
will expire upon the election and qualification of new directors at this Annual Meeting. The terms
of the Class II directors and the Class III directors will expire at the annual meetings in 2007
and 2008, respectively.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has approved the nomination of, and the
Board of Directors has designated, Charles E. Adair and Timothy M. Graven, as the two nominees for
election as Class I directors for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2009 and
until their successors are elected and qualified. These two nominees are currently directors of
the Company, and each was elected by the shareholders.
Unless contrary instructions are received, it is intended that the shares represented by
proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted in favor of the election of the two Class
I nominees as directors. Each nominee has consented to be a candidate and to serve, if elected.
While the Board has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to accept nomination or
election as a director, if such an event should occur, the persons named in the
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Proxy have advised the Company that they will vote for such substitute or substitutes as shall be
designated by the current Board of Directors.
The following persons are the nominees for election to serve as Class I directors. Certain
information relating to the nominees, which has been furnished to the Company by the individuals
named, is set forth below.
Charles E. Adair has served as a director of the Company since August 1993. Since 1993, Mr.
Adair has been a partner in Cordova Ventures, a venture capital management company. Mr.
Adair was employed by Durr-Fillauer Medical, Inc., a distributor of pharmaceuticals and
other medical products, from 1973 to 1992, serving as Executive Vice President from 1978 to
1981, as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1981 to 1992, and as a director from
1976 to 1992. In addition, Mr. Adair serves as a director of Tech Data Corporation, a
distributor of microcomputers and related hardware and software products, PSS World Medical,
Inc., a specialty marketer and distributor of medical products to physicians, long-term care
providers and other alternate-site healthcare providers, and Torchmark Corporation, a
financial services holding company specializing in life and supplemental health insurance.
Mr. Adair is a certified public accountant.
Timothy M. Graven has served as a director of the Company since August 1993. Mr. Graven is
the Managing Partner and co-founder of Triad Investment Company, LLC, a private investment
firm founded in 1995. Mr. Graven served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Steel
Technologies, Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky, a steel processing company, from March 1990 to
November 1994, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from May 1985 to
March 1990 and as a director from 1982 to 1994. Mr. Graven is also a certified public
accountant.
The following four persons are currently members of the Board of Directors and will continue
their present positions after the Annual Meeting. The following persons are not nominees, and
shareholders are not being asked to vote for them. Certain information relating to the following
persons, which has been furnished by the individuals named, is set forth below.
Mary C. Doswell has served as a director of the Company since August 2003. Ms. Doswell
served as President of Dominion Resources Services, Inc., a gas and electric holding
company, from January 2003 to December 2003 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since
January 2004. She has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of
Dominion Resources, Inc. since January 2003, and served as Vice President-Billing & Credit
of Dominion Resources, Inc. from October 2001 to December 2002. Ms. Doswell also served
Dominion Resources, Inc. as Vice President-Metering from January 2000 to October 2001 and as
General Manager-Metering from February 1999 to January 2000. Prior thereto, Ms. Doswell
held various management positions with Dominion Virginia Power for 19 years. Ms. Doswell
serves on the board of directors of the VCU Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences, the
board of directors of Richmond Renaissance and is a member of the Governors Advisory Board
on Revenue Estimates.
Fred C. Goad, Jr. has served as a director of the Company since July 1993. Since April
2001, Mr. Goad has served as a partner of Voyent Partners, L.L.C., a private investment
company. Mr. Goad served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the transaction services division
of WebMD from March 1999 to March 2001. From June 1996 to March 1999, Mr. Goad served as
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of ENVOY Corporation (ENVOY), a provider of
electronic transaction processing services for the health care industry, which was acquired
by WebMD in 1999. From 1985 to June 1996, Mr. Goad served as President and Chief Executive
Officer and as a director of ENVOY. Mr. Goad also serves as a director of Luminex
Corporation, a maker of proprietary technology that simplifies biological testing for the
life sciences industry, and Emageon Inc., a provider of an enterprise level information
technology solution for the clinical analysis and management of digital medical images.
Robert C. Sledd has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since February 1995, has
served as a director of the Company since 1987, and has served as Chief Executive Officer
since March 2004. Mr. Sledd also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1987
to August 2001 and as President of the Company from 1987 to February 1995 and from March
2004 through May 2005. Mr. Sledd served as a director of Taylor & Sledd Industries, Inc., a
predecessor of the Company, since 1974, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of that company from 1984 to 1987. Mr. Sledd also serves as a director of SCP Pool
Corporation, a supplier of swimming pool supplies and related products.
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John E. Stokely has served as a director of the Company since April 1998. Since August
1999, Mr. Stokely has been self-employed as a business consultant. Mr. Stokely was the
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Richfood
Holdings, Inc. (Richfood), a retail food chain and wholesale grocery distributor, from
January 1997 until August 1999, when Richfood was acquired by Supervalu Inc. Mr. Stokely
served on the Board of Directors and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Richfood
from April 1995 to January 1997 and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer from 1990 to April 1995. Mr. Stokely also serves as a director of SCP Pool
Corporation, a supplier of swimming pool supplies and related products, Transaction Systems
Architects, Inc., a provider of enterprise e-payments and e-commerce solutions, and
OCharleys Inc., an owner and operator of restaurants.
The Board of Directors held eleven meetings, seven of which were via teleconference, during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. All incumbent directors attended at least 75% of the
meetings of the Board and each committee of the Board on which such directors served at the time of
such meeting, held during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The Company has adopted
guidelines which state that directors are expected to attend all regular meetings of the Board, all
meetings of committees of which he or she is a member and the annual meeting of shareholders. All
of the Companys directors attended the annual meeting of shareholders held on May 18, 2005.
Directors are also expected to make every effort to attend any specially called Board or committee
meeting. All of the members of the Board of Directors except Mr. Sledd are independent, as
defined by applicable law and the listing standards of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (NASD). The independent directors of the Board have adopted guidelines which
require the independent directors to have executive sessions at regularly scheduled meetings and at
other times as determined by the independent directors at which only independent directors are
present.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Guidelines
The Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines which reflect a set of core
values that provide the foundation for the Companys governance and management systems and its
interaction with others. The guidelines address, among other matters, the responsibilities of the
Board of Directors and management, Board and Committee composition and structure, the conduct of
Board meetings, Board compensation, performance evaluation and succession planning. A copy of the
Corporate Governance Guidelines can be obtained from the Corporate Governance section of the
Companys website at www.pfgc.com.
The Corporate Governance Guidelines require, if the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer are held by the same person, that an independent director be appointed by a majority of the
independent directors of the Board to serve as the Presiding Director. In March 2004, Mr. Sledd,
who is the Chairman of the Board, was elected as Chief Executive Officer, and the independent
directors of the Board appointed Mr. Stokely to serve as the Presiding Director.
Committees of the Board
Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee for the purpose of
engaging the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, overseeing and reviewing the
scope of its engagement, consulting with such firm, reviewing the results of the audit, acting as a
liaison between the Board and the Companys independent registered public accounting firm and
reviewing various Company policies, including those related to accounting and internal control
matters. It is the function of the Audit Committee to ensure that the Companys financial
statements accurately reflect the Companys financial position and results of operations. The
Audit Committee is a separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with
Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, that operates pursuant to the terms of a Second Amended
and Restated Charter which was amended and restated by the Board of Directors on April 13, 2005
(the Audit Committee Charter) and is available from the Corporate Governance section of the
Companys website at www.pfgc.com. The Audit Committee reviews and reassesses the adequacy of the
Audit Committee Charter annually.
Messrs. Goad, Graven and Stokely and Ms. Doswell, each of whom is independent as defined by
the NASD listing standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC, comprise the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee met 26 times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The Board of
Directors of the Company has determined that the Audit Committee has two audit committee financial
experts, as such term is defined under the rules and regulations of the SEC. These persons are
Messrs. Graven and Stokely.
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Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has established a Compensation Committee for
the purpose of evaluating the performance of the Companys officers, reviewing and determining
officers compensation, formulating bonuses for the Companys management and administering the
Companys stock incentive plans. A copy of the Compensation Committee Charter (the Compensation
Committee Charter) is available under the Corporate Governance section of the Companys website
at www.pfgc.com. Messrs. Adair, Goad, Graven and Stokely and Ms. Doswell comprise the Compensation
Committee, which met six times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. Each of the members
of the Compensation Committee is independent as defined by the NASD listing standards.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has established a
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for the purpose of identifying and approving the
nomination of qualified candidates for election to the Board of Directors, reviewing the
composition of the Board of Directors, reviewing and recommending corporate governance policies for
the Company and periodically evaluating the performance of the Board of Directors. A copy of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter is available under the Corporate Governance
section of the Companys website at www.pfgc.com. Messrs. Adair, Goad, Graven and Stokely and Ms.
Doswell comprise the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee which met three times during the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. Each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee is independent as defined by the NASD listing standards.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will assess a nominee for director based
upon an individuals background, skills and abilities and whether the individual possesses the
experience, expertise, diversity and time availability necessary to ensure that the Board can
perform its oversight function effectively. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will
consider nominees for the Board of Directors recommended by shareholders if shareholders comply
with the advance notice provisions contained in the Companys Restated Bylaws. Shareholder
recommendations for nominees must include biographical information about both the proposed nominee
and the shareholder making the recommendation as well as the proposed nominees written consent to
nomination. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates nominees recommended by
shareholders on the same basis as nominees recommended by any other source. The recommendations
must be addressed to the Companys Corporate Secretary and delivered or mailed and received at the
Companys principal executive offices not later than 120 days before the date of the Companys
annual meeting.
Code of Corporate Conduct
The Company has a code of corporate conduct that applies to all associates (including
officers) and directors. The purpose of the code is, among other things, to provide written
standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote: honest and ethical
conduct, including ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest; full, fair,
accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents filed with the SEC and
other public communications by the Company; compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and
regulations; prompt internal reporting of violations of the code; and accountability for adherence
to the code. A copy of the Companys code of corporate conduct can be obtained from the
Corporate Governance section of the Companys website at www.pfgc.com.
Communications with the Board
The Board has adopted a process for holders of the Companys Common Stock and other interested
parties to send written communications to the Board. Such communications should be sent to them
c/o Performance Food Group Company, 12500 West Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238 or may be
sent by email to boardofdirectors@pfgc.com. The Corporate Secretary will review any communications
received by the Company and forward appropriate communications to the appropriate Board members.
Communications may also be sent directly to the chair of any committee by email at
auditchair@pfgc.com (Audit Committee), nomgovchair@pfgc.com (Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee) or compchair@pfgc.com (Compensation Committee) or to the outside directors as a group at
outsidedirectors@pfgc.com.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table contains, as of March 20, 2006, certain information concerning the Named
Executive Officers (as defined herein) and directors of the Company, including the nominees, as
well as certain information concerning the directors and executive officers of the Company as a
group which information has been furnished to the Company by the individuals named or included in
such group:
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Steven L. Spinner |
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President and Chief |
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Officer -- |
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Customized Segment |
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John D. Austin |
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44 |
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Senior Vice |
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86,308 |
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* |
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President and Chief |
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Financial Officer |
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J. Keith Middleton |
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40 |
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Senior Vice President |
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26,090 |
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and Controller |
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Charles E. Adair |
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58 |
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1993 |
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2006 |
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Director |
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67,000 |
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* |
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Mary C. Doswell |
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47 |
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2003 |
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2007 |
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Director |
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21,588 |
(3) |
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* |
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Fred C. Goad, Jr. |
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65 |
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1993 |
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2008 |
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Director |
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67,000 |
(4) |
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* |
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Timothy M. Graven |
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54 |
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1993 |
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2006 |
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Director |
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35,000 |
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* |
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John E. Stokely |
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53 |
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1998 |
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2008 |
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Director |
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44,750 |
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* |
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Officer whose
employment
terminated during
2005: |
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Mark J. Drever |
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49 |
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Former Chief |
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500 |
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* |
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Executive Officer |
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-- Fresh-cut Segment |
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All directors and
executive officers
as a group (12
persons) |
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1,637,157 |
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4.6 |
% |
6
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* |
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Less than one percent |
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(1) |
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Includes the following shares which are not currently outstanding but which the named
individuals are entitled to acquire as of March 20, 2006 and within 60 days of such date upon
the exercise of options: Mr. Sledd 420,600; Mr. Spinner 167,850; Mr. Hoffman 69,000;
Mr. Austin 76,250; Mr. Middleton 20,500; Mr. Adair 40,000; Ms. Doswell 15,500; Mr.
Goad 43,000; Mr. Graven 20,000; Mr. Stokely 40,750; and Mr. Drever 0; all directors
and executive officers as a group, which excludes Mr. Drever who was not an executive officer
as of March 20, 2006 (12 persons) 921,450 shares. The shares described in this note are
deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding Common
Stock owned by such persons individually and by the group, but are not deemed to be
outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage of ownership of any other person. |
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(2) |
|
Includes 81,000 shares held by Mr. Sledd as trustee for the benefit of his children. Also
includes 3,500 shares held by Mr. Sledds wife for which Mr. Sledd disclaims beneficial
ownership. |
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(3) |
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Includes 4,588 shares held by Ms. Doswells husband and 900 shares held by her children. |
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(4) |
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Includes 3,000 shares held by Mr. Goads wife for which Mr. Goad disclaims beneficial
ownership. |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes the compensation paid or accrued by the Company during the
three fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 (fiscal 2005), January 1, 2005 (fiscal 2004) and January
3, 2004 (fiscal 2003) for (i) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) the four highest
paid executive officers of the Company whose salary and bonus payments exceeded $100,000 for fiscal
2005 and (iii) Mark J. Drever, who served as the Companys Senior Vice President and Chief
Executive Officer Fresh-cut Segment until June 27, 2005 (collectively, the Named Executive
Officers).
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Long-Term Compensation |
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Annual Compensation |
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Awards Securities |
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Restricted |
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Underlying |
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All Other |
Name and |
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Fiscal |
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Salary |
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Bonus |
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Stock |
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Options/SARs |
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Compensation |
Principal Position |
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Year |
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($) |
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($) |
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Award ($) |
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(#)(3) |
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($)(4) |
Robert C. Sledd |
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2005 |
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$ |
630,115 |
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$ |
565,213 |
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$ |
120,486 |
(1) |
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38,600 |
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$ |
8,488 |
(4) |
Chairman and |
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2004 |
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537,500 |
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91,000 |
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170,280 |
(2) |
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45,000 |
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9,963 |
|
Chief
Executive Officer |
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2003 |
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246,561 |
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103,837 |
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22,500 |
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11,827 |
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Steven L. Spinner |
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2005 |
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419,526 |
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223,188 |
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215,754 |
(1) |
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7,700 |
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82,401 |
(4) |
President and |
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2004 |
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402,215 |
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61,000 |
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99,330 |
(2) |
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15,000 |
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|
33,213 |
|
Chief
Operating Officer |
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2003 |
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370,385 |
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140,600 |
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15,000 |
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11,899 |
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Thomas Hoffman |
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2005 |
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316,440 |
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|
293,910 |
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|
86,862 |
(1) |
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|
9,300 |
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|
79,729 |
(4) |
Senior Vice
President and
Chief |
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|
2004 |
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302,820 |
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|
164,000 |
(5) |
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|
141,900 |
(2) |
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15,000 |
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|
34,396 |
|
Executive Officer |
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2003 |
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290,499 |
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332,624 |
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15,000 |
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|
11,619 |
|
Customized Segment |
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John D. Austin |
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2005 |
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321,695 |
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302,760 |
(6) |
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142,902 |
(1) |
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|
5,200 |
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|
81,351 |
(4) |
Senior Vice
President and |
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2004 |
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308,474 |
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47,000 |
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70,950 |
(2) |
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15,000 |
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28,849 |
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
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2003 |
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270,904 |
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|
117,895 |
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13,000 |
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12,899 |
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J. Keith Middleton |
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2005 |
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195,289 |
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121,664 |
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|
56,040 |
(1) |
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|
2,100 |
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|
45,988 |
(4) |
Senior Vice President |
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2004 |
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173,942 |
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100,625 |
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56,760 |
(2) |
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8,000 |
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23,909 |
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and Controller |
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2003 |
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153,943 |
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52,044 |
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10,000 |
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12,898 |
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Officer whose
employment
terminated during
2005: |
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Mark J. Drever |
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|
2005 |
|
|
|
209,600 |
|
|
|
4,897,172 |
(7) |
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|
Former Chief
Executive Officer |
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|
2004 |
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420,923 |
|
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12,500 |
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|
31,101 |
|
Fresh-cut Segment |
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2003 |
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384,002 |
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12,500 |
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9,099 |
|
7
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|
(1) |
|
These amounts reflect the value of restricted shares granted to the Named Executive
Officers (other than Mr. Drever) in the amounts of 4,300, 7,700, 3,100, 5,100 and 2,000,
respectively, for Messrs. Sledd, Spinner, Hoffman, Austin and Middleton based on the closing
price of the Companys Common Stock on The Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant, April
21, 2005, of $28.02 per share. These restricted shares vest on the fourth anniversary of the
date of grant, and the holders will receive any dividends paid by the Company on its shares of
Common Stock for the restricted shares. At December 31, 2005, the named executive officers
aggregate holdings of restricted shares of the Company and the market value of such shares
(based on a price of $28.37 per share at December 31, 2005) was as follows: Mr. Sledd, 10,300
shares valued at $292,211; Mr. Spinner, 11,200 shares valued at $317,744; Mr. Hoffman, 8,100
shares valued at $229,797; Mr. Austin, 7,600 shares valued at $215,612; and Mr. Middleton,
4,000 shares valued at $113,480. Mr. Drever did not hold any restricted shares at December
31, 2005. |
|
(2) |
|
These amounts reflect the value of restricted shares granted to the Named Executive Officers
for 2004 performance in the amounts of 6,000, 3,500, 5,000, 2,500 and 2,000, shares
respectively for Messrs. Sledd, Spinner, Hoffman, Austin and Middleton based on the closing
price of the Companys Common Stock on The Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant, March
15, 2005, of $28.38 per share. These restricted shares vest 50% on the first anniversary of
the date of grant and 25% on each of the second and third anniversaries of the date of grant,
and the holders will receive any dividends paid by the Company on its shares of Common Stock
for the restricted shares. None of the Named Executive Officers owned any shares of
restricted stock at January 1, 2005. |
|
(3) |
|
Number of stock options granted under the 1993 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the 1993
Plan) or 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the Equity Incentive Plan). |
|
(4) |
|
Includes allocations by the Company to each Named Executive Officers, other than Mr. Drever,
ESOP account of $539, $2,278 and $4,899 for 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Allocations to
the ESOP accounts are based on the closing price of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq National
Market of $28.37 at December 30, 2005 for fiscal 2005, $26.91 per share at December 31, 2004
for fiscal 2004 and $36.17 per share at December 31, 2003 for fiscal 2003. Also includes
contributions by the Company to each Named Executive Officers 401(k) account in fiscal 2005
as follows: Mr. Sledd $7,350; Mr. Spinner
$7,350; Mr. Hoffman $8,400; Mr. Austin
$8,400; Mr. Middleton $8,400; and Mr. Drever $8,384; in fiscal 2004 as follows: Mr. Sledd
$7,084; Mr. Spinner $7,172; Mr. Hoffman
$8,175; Mr. Austin $8,196; Mr. Middleton
$7,535; and Mr. Drever $7,175; and in fiscal 2003 as follows: Mr. Sledd $6,928; Mr.
Spinner $7,000; Mr. Hoffman $6,720; Mr. Austin $8,000; Mr. Middleton $7,999; and Mr.
Drever $4,200. Also includes contributions by the Company to the account of certain Named
Executive Officers pursuant to the Companys Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the
SERP) for fiscal 2005 as follows: Mr. Sledd
$0; Mr. Spinner $73,913; Mr. Hoffman
$70,191; Mr. Austin $71,813; Mr. Middleton $36,450; and Mr. Drever $0; and for fiscal
2004 as follows: Mr. Sledd $0; Mr. Spinner
$23,161; Mr. Hoffman $23,341; Mr. Austin
$17,774; Mr. Middleton $13,728 and Mr. Drever $21,046; and contributions of $599 for each
of Messrs. Sledd, Spinner, Hoffman, Austin and Middleton in fiscal 2005, $602 for each of
Messrs. Sledd, Spinner, Hoffman, Austin and Drever in fiscal 2004 and $533 for Mr. Middleton
in fiscal 2004 pursuant to the profit sharing component of the Companys 401(k) plan. |
|
(5) |
|
Mr. Hoffmans bonus includes $118,000 earned by Mr. Hoffman with respect to prior fiscal
periods under longer-term performance criteria. |
|
(6) |
|
Mr. Austins bonus includes $75,000 earned by Mr. Austin in connection with the sale of the
Companys Fresh-cut segment in 2005. |
|
(7) |
|
Mr. Drevers bonus was paid to him pursuant to the terms of an incentive and retention
agreement that the Company entered into with Mr. Drever in connection with the Companys sale
of its Fresh-cut segment. |
8
The following table summarizes certain information regarding stock options issued to the Named
Executive Officers during fiscal 2005. No stock appreciation rights (SARs) have been granted by
the Company.
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
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Individual Grants |
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Percent of |
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Number of |
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Total |
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|
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Potential Realizable Value |
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|
Securities |
|
|
Options |
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at Assumed Annual Rates |
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|
Underlying |
|
|
Granted to |
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of Stock Price Appreciation |
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
Employees |
|
|
Exercise |
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|
|
|
|
For Option Term |
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
in Fiscal |
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|
Price |
|
|
Expiration |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Name |
|
(#)(1) |
|
|
2005(%) |
|
|
($/Share) |
|
|
Date |
|
|
5%($) |
|
|
10%($) |
|
Robert C. Sledd |
|
|
38,600 |
(2) |
|
|
18.8 |
% |
|
$ |
28.02 |
|
|
|
4/21/15 |
|
|
$ |
680,195 |
|
|
$ |
1,723,747 |
|
Steven L. Spinner |
|
|
7,700 |
(2) |
|
|
3.7 |
|
|
|
28.02 |
|
|
|
4/21/15 |
|
|
|
135,687 |
|
|
|
343,856 |
|
Thomas Hoffman |
|
|
9,300 |
(2) |
|
|
4.5 |
|
|
|
28.02 |
|
|
|
4/21/15 |
|
|
|
163,881 |
|
|
|
415,307 |
|
John D. Austin |
|
|
5,200 |
(2) |
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
28.02 |
|
|
|
4/21/15 |
|
|
|
91,632 |
|
|
|
232,215 |
|
J. Keith Middleton |
|
|
2,100 |
(2) |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
28.02 |
|
|
|
4/21/15 |
|
|
|
37,005 |
|
|
|
93,779 |
|
Officer whose
employment
terminated during
2005: |
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|
|
Mark J. Drever |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The options were granted to the Named Executive Officers on April 21, 2005 pursuant to the
Equity Incentive Plan. The options were granted at an exercise price determined by the
closing price of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant. |
|
(2) |
|
The options become 100% exercisable on April 21, 2009. If any of certain events which
generally constitute a change in control of the Company occur, the options would become
immediately exercisable. |
The Company has no long-term incentive plans, as that term is defined in regulations
promulgated by the SEC. Also, the Company presently has no defined benefit or actuarial plans
covering any employees of the Company. During fiscal 2005, the Company did not adjust or amend the
exercise price of stock options awarded to the Named Executive Officers, whether through amendment,
cancellation or replacement grants, or other means.
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The following table sets forth certain information with respect to stock options issued to the
Named Executive Officers pursuant to the 1993 Plan and the Equity Incentive Plan.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
FISCAL 2005 YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
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76,800 |
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Based on the closing price of the Companys Common Stock on The Nasdaq National Market at
December 30, 2005, of $28.37 per share. |
Director Compensation
Non-employee directors receive an annual retainer of $35,000 and a fee of $1,500 for each
Board meeting attended in person, $1,000 for each committee meeting attended in person, $750 for
each Board meeting attended by telephone and $500 for each committee meeting attended by telephone,
except that the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives a fee of $1,500 per Audit Committee
meeting attended whether in person or by telephone. In addition, each non-employee director is
reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred in connection with their services as directors. Also,
the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an annual retainer of $10,000, and the Chairmen of the
Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees receive annual retainers of $5,000
each. The Presiding Director also receives an annual retainer of $12,000. Directors who are
officers or employees of the Company receive no compensation for serving as members of the Board.
The aggregate amount of fees paid to all of the non-employee directors for fiscal 2005 was
$360,700.
Each non-employee director participates in the Equity Incentive Plan which was approved by the
Companys shareholders on May 7, 2003. Prior thereto, the non-employee directors participated in
the 1993 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan (the Outside Directors Plan), which was approved
by the shareholders of the Company on July 21, 1993. Awards to non-employee directors are made at
the discretion of the full Board pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan. All non-employee directors
received an option grant of 5,000 shares on May 20, 2005. The options become exercisable, subject
to a directors continued service on the Board of Directors, one year from the date of grant, and
expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. All options issued under the Equity Incentive
Plan and Outside Directors Plan have an exercise price per share at the date of grant equal to the
closing sale price of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq National Market on that date. At December 31,
2005, there were five participants who had been granted options under the Equity Incentive Plan
covering an aggregate of 25,000 shares at an exercise price of $27.46 per share, 20,000 shares at
an exercise price of $33.91 per share, 10,500 shares at an exercise price of $37.26 per share and
25,000 shares at an exercise price of $34.18 per share. Also at December 31, 2005, there were five
participants who had been granted options under the Outside Directors Plan covering an aggregate
of 31,500 shares at an exercise price of $4.67 per share, 9,000 shares at an exercise price of
$6.34 per share, 9,000 shares at an exercise price of $7.09 per share, 9,000 shares at an exercise
price of $9.17 per share,
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15,000 shares at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, 25,500 shares at an exercise price of
$10.07 per share, 20,000 shares at an exercise price of $12.97 per share, 30,500 shares at an
exercise price of $13.25 per share, 25,000 shares at an exercise price of $28.48 per share and
25,000 shares at an exercise price of $38.00.
The Board of Directors may in the future adjust the compensation of directors as it deems
advisable and consistent with the best interests of the Companys shareholders and the financial
abilities of the Company.
Change in Control Agreements
Effective as of October 29, 1997, the Company entered into agreements which were amended as of
February 26, 2003, with certain of its key executives (the Agreement), including the Chief
Executive Officer and other Named Executive Officers, which provide for certain payments to be made
to the executive if, within two years following a Change in Control (as defined in the Agreement)
of the Company, his employment with the Company is terminated for any reason other than Cause (as
defined in the Agreement) or if the executive terminates his employment with the Company for Good
Reason (as defined in the Agreement). Upon termination, the executive is entitled to receive (i)
299.9% of his base salary (defined as the higher of the executives annual base salary prior to the
Change in Control or the executives highest annual base salary in effect after the Change in
Control but prior to termination), (ii) 299.9% of his bonus (based upon the executives highest
bonus for the three fiscal years prior to the Change in Control or highest bonus after the Change
in Control, whichever is higher) and (iii) an amount necessary to reimburse the executive for any
excise tax payable under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code in connection with the Change in
Control. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, as amended as of February 26, 2003,
one-third of the amounts payable pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) must be paid in equal
semi-monthly installments over the twelve months following termination and the balance in a lump
sum payment made within five business days after the expiration of the twelve-month period.
Amounts payable pursuant to clause (iii) above must be paid within thirty days following
termination of employment. Alternatively, the Agreement, as amended, provides that the key
executive may elect to receive all of the amounts payable pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)
above within thirty days following termination of employment.
Retention and Incentive Agreement
In connection with the Companys sale of its Fresh-cut segment, the Company entered into a
retention and incentive agreement with Mr. Drever pursuant to which the Company paid a retention
and incentive bonus of $4.9 million to Mr. Drever.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
In November 2003, the Board of Directors adopted the SERP in which certain key executives,
including the Named Executive Officers (other than Mr. Sledd), could participate beginning in
fiscal 2004, as determined by the Compensation Committee. Pursuant to the terms of the SERP, the
Compensation Committee authorized the Company to contribute 5% of each participants salary and
bonus to a participants SERP account and for every 1% that the Company achieves over 95% of a
performance target established by the Compensation Committee during the fiscal year, an additional
1% of the participants salary and bonus will be added to such participants account. The maximum
contribution that can be made for any participant for any fiscal year is 20% of the participants
salary and bonus. A participant vests in his or her SERP account at a rate of 20% per year,
beginning after the second year of service with the Company or any acquired company, and will be
fully vested after six years of service, provided that the participant will vest in the entire
account upon his or her death or upon a Change in Control (as defined in the SERP) or, if
determined by the Compensation Committee, upon a Potential Change in Control (as defined in the
SERP) of the Company. If a participants employment with the Company is terminated for Cause (as
defined in the SERP) or if the participant becomes employed within one year following his or her
termination of employment with an entity that is deemed to be in competition with this Company, a
participant will forfeit his or her entire interest in the SERP. For 2005, the Company contributed
11.5% of each participants salary and bonus to the account of each participating executive,
including the Named Executive Officers (other than Mr. Sledd).
Severance Plan
The Board of Directors of the Company adopted, effective January 1, 2005, a Senior Management
Severance Plan (the Severance Plan) to provide for certain transition and severance benefits as
well as payment for a non-competition agreement to certain associates of the Company who hold a
position with the Company or any of its subsidiaries with a title of vice president or corporate
director or above and who are also a member of a select group of management or highly compensated
employees within the meaning of Title 1 of the Employee
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Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (each an Eligible Participant) in the event of a
Company-initiated separation from the Company for other than Cause (as defined in the Severance
Plan).
Under the terms of the Severance Plan, following termination by the Company other than for
Cause, an Eligible Participant may receive, as transition pay, his or her base salary compensation
and benefits for a period ranging from four to eighteen weeks, depending on the Eligible
Participants position with the Company and years of service with the Company. In order to
receive this transition pay, an Eligible Participant must enter into a transition confidentiality
and non-compete agreement and general release. In addition to the transition pay, if any, an
Eligible Participant may receive severance pay for periods ranging from four weeks to ninety-three
weeks following the transition period based on his or her base salary at the termination date,
position with the Company and years of service. Receipt of these severance payments is
conditioned upon the Eligible Participant signing a non-compete agreement and general release or
post-transition and non-compete agreement and general release.
The Plan is administered by the Chairman of the Companys Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer and the Companys Chief Human Resources Officer. In the event that the Eligible
Participant in question is the Companys Chief Human Resources Officer, or a reporting person
under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the
Severance Plan will be administered by the Chairman of the Companys Compensation Committee.
Pursuant to the Severance Plan, the Company has reserved the right to discontinue any
payments under the Severance Plan if an Eligible Participant is terminated for Cause during the
transition period, if any, or if the Eligible Participant at any time violates the
confidentiality, non-competition or non-solicitation agreement between the Eligible Participant
and the Company.
The Company maintains the right to terminate or discontinue the Severance Plan at any time,
and the Severance Plan will not provide benefits to Eligible Participants in the event of a
transaction involving a spinoff, corporate sale, sale of assets or a legal or organizational
restructuring of any subsidiary, segment or division of the Company or for intercompany transfers
within the Company and its subsidiaries. In addition, if the Eligible Participant receives
benefits pursuant to a separate Agreement for Key Executives between the Company and the Eligible
Participant, the Eligible Participant will not be entitled to any benefits under the Severance
Plan. Any severance payments payable under the Severance Plan will be reduced by any amounts paid
to an Eligible Participant under any employment or similar agreement between the Company and the
Eligible Participant upon the Eligible Participants termination of employment.
If their employment had been terminated without Cause as of December 31, 2005, the Named
Executive Officers (other than Mr. Drever) would have been entitled to the following transition and
severance payments under the Severance Plan (assuming that Mr. Spinners employment with the
Company began on the date of the Companys acquisition of AFI Food Service Distributors, Inc.):
Mr. Sledd $1,355,481; Mr. Spinner $654,231; Mr. Hoffman $621,538; Mr. Austin $631,250; and
Mr. Middleton $161,538.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During fiscal 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors was composed of
Messrs. Adair, Goad, Graven and Stokely and Ms. Doswell. None of these persons has at any time
been an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. In addition, there are no
relationships among the Companys executive officers, members of the Compensation Committee or
entities whose executives serve on the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee that
require disclosure under applicable SEC regulations.
Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation
Decisions with respect to compensation of the Named Executive Officers for fiscal 2005 were
made by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which was composed of Messrs. Adair,
Goad, Graven and Stokely and Ms. Doswell. None of these persons has at any time been an officer or
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Compensation Committee determines
compensation actions and long-term incentive awards for the Named Executive Officers and other key
employees of the Company and reviews and administers the incentive compensation, stock option and
other compensation plans of the Company. The Compensation Committee Charter provides that the
Compensation Committee shall meet in executive session when determining the compensation of the
Companys Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers, except that the Chief Executive
Officer may be present during the Committees deliberation with respect to all other executive
officers.
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The overall objectives of the Companys executive compensation program for fiscal 2005 were
to:
Attract and retain the highest quality talent to lead the Company;
Reward key executives based on business performance;
Design incentives to maximize shareholder value; and
Assure that objectives for corporate and individual performance were measured.
The philosophy upon which these objectives are based is to provide incentive to the Companys
officers to enhance the profitability of the Company and closely align the financial interests of
the Companys officers with those of its shareholders. In order to uphold this philosophy for
fiscal 2005, the Compensation Committee reviewed the various elements of executive compensation,
including salaries, incentive compensation awards and stock option awards under the Equity
Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee periodically retains an independent consulting firm to
analyze the Companys compensation programs in relation to a group of similarly sized companies in
comparable industries. These comparable companies are primarily in the distribution industry,
including certain of the Companys competitors for which compensation data is available. Their
analysis compared the compensation levels of the Chief Executive Officer and other Named Executive
Officers to similar positions at these peer companies. The Compensation Committee then used this
information when establishing compensation levels for the Companys senior management. In
addition, the Compensation Committee also considers amounts that may be allocated or paid to the
Named Executive Officers pursuant to individual change in control agreements, the Companys
retirement plans, the SERP and the Severance Plan, each as more fully described elsewhere in this
Proxy Statement.
The Compensation Committee set annual base salaries for the Named Executive Officers near or
just below the midpoint of the relative salaries of similar executives at these peer companies. To
closely align an executives compensation to the Companys goals, the Compensation Committee
believes that a substantial portion of an executives compensation should be incentive based.
Therefore, the Company relies to a significant degree on cash bonuses for both annual and two-year
performance periods and long-term stock-based incentive compensation. Beginning in fiscal 2003,
the Compensation Committee and the Board implemented a bonus program based in part on sales,
earnings or return on capital and in part on individual performance objectives. Under this
program, an executives bonus varies directly with improvement in and with the amount of
Company-wide or segment-specific sales, earnings or return on capital over both a one and two-year
period. Therefore, an executive is rewarded for creating shareholder wealth by most effectively
utilizing the Companys capital or generating a specified level of sales or earnings. In addition,
an executives bonus is at risk, in that no bonuses are required to be paid if the Company or one
of its segments fails to improve the utilization of capital or generate a specified level of sales
or earnings for the performance periods. In fiscal 2005, certain bonus targets were met by the
Company and each Named Executive Officer, and each Named Executive Officer received a cash bonus
under the Companys bonus plan.
The long-term incentive program for senior management consists of stock option and other
stock-based awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan. During 2005, the Compensation
Committee approved the grant of 22,200 shares of restricted stock and an aggregate of 62,900 stock
options under the Equity Incentive Plan to the Named Executive Officers, representing 9.9% and
30.6% of the total shares of restricted stock and options, respectively, granted to employees in
fiscal 2005. The restricted shares vest four years from the date of grant. The options were
granted at the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant and vest four years from
the date of grant.
Compensation of Chief Executive Officer
Robert C. Sledd, the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer, was compensated during
fiscal 2005 in accordance with the same general criteria established from time to time by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors with respect to the Named Executive Officers. In
April 2005, the Compensation Committee granted Mr. Sledd options to purchase 38,600 shares of the
Companys Common Stock at an exercise price of $28.02 per share, the fair market value of such
stock on the date of grant. Such options vest four years from the date of the grant. Mr. Sledd
was paid a base salary for fiscal 2005 of $630,115, he earned a cash bonus of $565,213 and was
granted an award of 4,300 shares of restricted stock having a value of $120,486 on the date of
grant. Mr. Sledd was not present during voting or deliberations of the Compensation Committee with
respect to his compensation.
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Federal Income Tax Deductibility Limitations
The Compensation Committee believes it is appropriate to take into account the $1,000,000
limit on the deductibility of executive compensation for federal income tax purposes enacted as
part of the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and to seek to qualify the Companys long-term
compensation awards as performance-based compensation excluded from the $1,000,000 limit. The
Compensation Committee believes that all incentive compensation of the Companys current executive
officers will qualify as a tax deductible expense when paid. The Compensation Committee will
continue to evaluate, however, whether it will approve annual compensation arrangements exceeding
$1,000,000 and whether it will attempt to qualify any such amounts for deductibility under the
federal tax laws.
The tables set forth under Executive Compensation, and the accompanying narrative and
footnotes, reflect the decisions covered by the above discussion.
Charles E. Adair Mary C. Doswell Fred C. Goad, Jr. Timothy M. Graven John E. Stokely
The foregoing report of the Compensation Committee shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference by any general statement incorporating by reference the Proxy Statement into any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company
specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed
under such acts.
Audit Committee Report
In accordance with the Audit Committee Charter, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee the Companys financial
reporting process and systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting and legal
compliance and the independence and performance of the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm and internal auditing department.
In discharging its oversight responsibility as to the audit process, the Audit Committee
obtained from the independent registered public accounting firm a formal written statement
describing all relationships between the firm and the Company that might be thought to bear on the
firms independence consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees, discussed with the independent registered public accounting
firm any relationships that may impact its objectivity and independence and satisfied itself as to
the firms independence. The Audit Committee has been updated at least quarterly on managements
process to assess the adequacy of the Companys system of internal control over financial
reporting, the framework used to make the assessment, and managements conclusions on the
effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee has
also discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the Companys internal
control assessment process, managements assessment with respect thereto and the independent
registered public accounting firms evaluation of the Companys system of internal control over
financial reporting. The Audit Committee also discussed with management and the independent
registered public accounting firm the steps taken to implement recommended improvements in internal
controls, as well as significant judgments, critical accounting policies and the clarity of
disclosures in the financial statements. The Audit Committee reviewed with the independent
registered public accounting firm its fees, audit plans, audit scope and identification of audit
risks.
The Audit Committee discussed and reviewed with the independent registered public accounting
firm all communications required by auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America, including those described in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended,
Communications with Audit Committees and discussed and reviewed the results of the independent
registered public accounting firms audit of the consolidated financial statements.
The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements of
the Company as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 with management and the
independent registered public accounting firm. Management has the responsibility for the
preparation of the Companys consolidated financial statements and the independent registered
public accounting firm has the responsibility for the audit of those statements.
As previously disclosed, the Company announced in February 2005, that it had received certain
anonymous allegations questioning certain accounting practices at one of its Broadline operating
subsidiaries. The Audit
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Committee immediately began investigating these allegations and retained independent counsel, who
retained an independent accounting firm, to assist the Audit Committee in reviewing these
allegations. Subsequently, the staff of the SEC informed the Company that it had opened an
informal inquiry into these anonymous allegations, as well as an allegation that the Companys
Broadline operating subsidiaries may have made improper transfers of inventory to avoid internally
established reserve requirements for aged inventory. The Audit Committee conducted a thorough
investigation and found no basis for any material change to the Companys previously reported
financial results.
Based on the above-mentioned review and discussions with management and the independent
registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the Companys
audited consolidated financial statements be included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 for filing with the SEC. The Audit Committee has selected KPMG
LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2006.
Mary C. Doswell Fred C. Goad, Jr. Timothy M. Graven John E. Stokely
The foregoing report of the Audit Committee shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by
any general statement incorporating by reference the Proxy Statement into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically
incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such
acts.
Relationship with Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has selected KPMG LLP to serve as
the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for 2006. Such firm has served as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm since 1987. Representatives of KPMG LLP
are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will be given the opportunity to make a
statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions. The
following is a description of the fees billed to the Company by KPMG LLP for fiscal 2005 and fiscal
2004.
Audit Fees
Audit fees include fees paid by the Company to KPMG in connection with the annual audit of the
Companys consolidated financial statements, KPMGs review of the Companys interim financial
statements and KPMGs review of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q. Audit fees also include fees for services performed by KPMG that are closely related
to the audit and in many cases could only be provided by the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm. Such services include comfort letters and consents related to SEC
registration statements and certain reports relating to the Companys regulatory filings. The
aggregate fees billed to the Company by KPMG for audit services rendered to the Company and its
subsidiaries for fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004 totaled $1,899,000 and $1,290,000, respectively.
Audit Related Fees
Audit related services include due diligence and audit services related to mergers and
acquisitions, accounting consultations, employee benefit plan audits, certain attest services and
KPMGs audit of the Companys Fresh-cut Segment in fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004. The aggregate fees
billed to the Company by KPMG for audit related services rendered to the Company and its
subsidiaries for fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004 totaled $691,000 and $115,000, respectively.
Tax Fees
Tax fees include corporate tax compliance and counsel and advisory services. The aggregate
fees billed to the Company by KPMG for the tax related services rendered to the Company and its
subsidiaries for fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004 totaled $4,750 and $33,340, respectively.
All Other Fees
KPMG did not perform any other services for the Company during fiscal 2005 or fiscal 2004.
During the latter half of 2002, the Company reviewed its existing practices regarding the use
of its independent registered public accounting firm to provide non-audit and consulting services,
to ensure compliance
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with recent SEC proposals. The Company adopted a policy, effective as of January 1, 2003,
which provides that the Companys independent registered public accounting firm may provide certain
non-audit services which do not impair the independent registered public accounting firms
independence. In that regard, the Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit services provided to
the Company, as well as all non-audit services provided by the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm. This policy is administered by the Companys senior corporate financial
management, which reports throughout the year to the Audit Committee. All of the foregoing audit
related fees and tax fees were pre-approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with this policy.
Shareholder Return Performance Graph
The following graph compares the percentage change in the unaudited cumulative total
shareholder return on the Companys Common Stock against the cumulative total return of the S&P
Smallcap 600 Index and the S&P Food Distributors Index between December 31, 2000 and December 31,
2005. The graph assumes the value of the investment in the Companys Common Stock and each index
was $100 at December 31, 2000 and that all dividends, if any, were reinvested.
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Companys officers and
directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of the Companys Common Stock, to file reports
of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than 10%
shareholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section
16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it, or written
representations from certain reporting persons that no Forms 5 were required for those persons, the
Company believes that all filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater
than 10% beneficial owners were complied with during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005,
except one transaction for a gift of 2,250 shares given by Mr. Spinner, which was filed late.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted a policy which provides that any transaction
between the Company and any of its directors, officers, or principal shareholders or affiliates
thereof must be on terms no less favorable to the Company than could be obtained from unaffiliated
parties and must be approved by vote of a majority of the appropriate committee of the Board of
Directors, each of which is comprised solely of independent directors of the Company.
PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Shareholders intending to submit proposals should send such proposals in writing, by certified
mail, return receipt requested, to Joseph J. Traficanti, Secretary, Performance Food Group Company,
12500 West Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238. To be included in the proxy statement and form
of proxy relating to the Companys 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or to be presented at the
Companys 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, proposals must be received by the Company prior to
December 13, 2006.
DELIVERY OF ANNUAL REPORT AND PROXY STATEMENT
TO SHAREHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS
The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy
delivery requirements for proxy statements with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the
same address by delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those shareholders. This process,
which is commonly referred to as householding, potentially provides extra convenience for
shareholders and cost savings for companies. The Company and some brokers household proxy
materials, delivering a single proxy statement to multiple shareholders sharing an address unless
contrary instructions have been received from the affected shareholders. Once you have received
notice from your broker or us that they or we will be householding materials to your address,
householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If
at any time you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a
separate proxy statement, or if you are receiving multiple copies of the proxy statement and wish
to receive only one, please notify your broker if your shares are held in a brokerage account or
us, or our transfer agent, if you hold registered shares. You can notify us by sending a written
request to Performance Food Group Company, Attention: Treasurer, 12500 West Creek Parkway,
Richmond, Virginia 23238, or by calling the Treasurer at (804) 484-7700. You can notify our
transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., by sending them a written request to 59 Maiden
Lane, New York, New York 10038, or by calling (800) 937-5449.
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PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
12500 West Creek Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23238
Revocable Proxy for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
May 16, 2006
You can vote in one of three ways: 1) By Mail, 2) By Phone, 3) By Internet.
See the reverse side of this sheet for instructions.
IF YOU ARE NOT VOTING BY TELEPHONE OR BY INTERNET, COMPLETE BOTH SIDES
OF PROXY CARD, DETACH AND RETURN IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE
IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES
This Proxy is solicited upon behalf of the Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting to be held on
May 16, 2006, and any adjournments thereof. The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Robert C. Sledd and John D. Austin, and each of them, the proxies of the undersigned, with full
power of substitution, to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Performance Food Group
Company (the Company) to be held at the offices of the Company located at 12500 West Creek
Parkway, Richmond, Virginia on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., local time, and any
adjournment(s) thereof, and to vote all the shares of common stock of the Company held of record
by the undersigned on March 20, 2006.
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ELECTION OF TWO CLASS I DIRECTORS TO SERVE UNTIL THE 2009 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND
UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AND QUALIFIED |
o FOR ALL o WITHHOLD ALL
o FOR ALL EXCEPT
Nominees: (1) Charles E. Adair (2) Timothy M. Graven
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark For All Except and write that
nominees name on the line below:
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS MARKED HEREIN, AND WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSAL 1 AND AS DETERMINED BY A
MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS TO OTHER MATTERS IF NO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY ARE
MARKED HEREIN AND TO THE EXTENT THIS PROXY CONFERS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.
Please mark, date and sign as your name appears herein and return in the enclosed envelope. If
acting as executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, etc. you should so indicate when signing. If
the signer is a corporation, please sign the full name by duly appointed officer. If a partnership
or limited liability company, please sign in partnership or limited liability company name by
authorized person. If shares are held jointly, each shareholder named should sign.
Date:_________________________
Signature:_____________________
Signature:_____________________
TO VOTE BY INTERNET www.proxyvote.com
Use the internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up
until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy
card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to
create an electronic voting instruction form.
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS
If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by Performance Food Group Company in mailing proxy
materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports
electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the
instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to
receive or access shareholder communications electronically in future years.
VOTE BY PHONE 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time
the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and
then follow the instructions.
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or
return it to Performance Food Group Company, c/o ADP, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.